Astrogeo 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌻
@astrogeo.bsky.social
Earth & Space Science Communicator, writer & photographer. Regular contributor on local radio & TV news. Member of the RASC, SWCC, CEGA, and a fellow of the RCGS.
Currently an enrichment lecturer for Road Scholar and Vchysia.
Currently an enrichment lecturer for Road Scholar and Vchysia.
Forty years ago today the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated just 73 seconds after liftoff. Calgary EyeOpener host, Loren McGinnis, interviewed Calgary based space historian, Joel Powell, about what he remembers from that cold day in Florida. Click on the link below.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Forty years ago today the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated just 73 seconds after liftoff. Calgary EyeOpener host, Loren McGinnis, interviewed Calgary based space historian, Joel Powell, about what he remembers from that cold day in Florida. Click on the link below.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On January 24, at 2:30 pm, there will be a public lecture at Telus SPARK. The title of the presentation is “A Cold Day at the Kennedy Space Center, A Commemoration of the Challenger Accident”. The speaker is Joel Powell. To attend this lecture, please register at:
calgary.rasc.ca/wp/?page_id=...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:02 AM
On January 24, at 2:30 pm, there will be a public lecture at Telus SPARK. The title of the presentation is “A Cold Day at the Kennedy Space Center, A Commemoration of the Challenger Accident”. The speaker is Joel Powell. To attend this lecture, please register at:
calgary.rasc.ca/wp/?page_id=...
calgary.rasc.ca/wp/?page_id=...
On January 20, we drove from Kristiansund to Molde and stopped by the Atlantic Ocean in twilight. We watched a colour and active aurora event stretching from horizon to horizon. The event was visible right over top of us and displayed rapid rippling motion. All photos were taken with an iPhone.
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 AM
On January 20, we drove from Kristiansund to Molde and stopped by the Atlantic Ocean in twilight. We watched a colour and active aurora event stretching from horizon to horizon. The event was visible right over top of us and displayed rapid rippling motion. All photos were taken with an iPhone.
My time in Norway is coming to an end and it will be a trip to remember. I had 7 straight nights of Aurora activity and 4 nights were spectacular lasting for hours. The reds were so intense they were easily visible to the unaided eye.
Some of my photos using a DSLR camera are attached below.
Some of my photos using a DSLR camera are attached below.
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 AM
My time in Norway is coming to an end and it will be a trip to remember. I had 7 straight nights of Aurora activity and 4 nights were spectacular lasting for hours. The reds were so intense they were easily visible to the unaided eye.
Some of my photos using a DSLR camera are attached below.
Some of my photos using a DSLR camera are attached below.
It is wonderful to be back in Norway. On January 14 & 15, the Aurora Borealis was a spectacular sight to behold.
Here are a few images taken from a ship off the northern coast of Norway.
Here are a few images taken from a ship off the northern coast of Norway.
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It is wonderful to be back in Norway. On January 14 & 15, the Aurora Borealis was a spectacular sight to behold.
Here are a few images taken from a ship off the northern coast of Norway.
Here are a few images taken from a ship off the northern coast of Norway.
I finally scanned my last 6 month solar graph image.
I left a piece of photographic paper in a can (with a pinhole) for 6 months in my backyard.
It appears Calgary experienced a cloudy early summer but then a very sunny late summer & autumn.
The image was scanned, flipped horizontally & inverted.
I left a piece of photographic paper in a can (with a pinhole) for 6 months in my backyard.
It appears Calgary experienced a cloudy early summer but then a very sunny late summer & autumn.
The image was scanned, flipped horizontally & inverted.
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I finally scanned my last 6 month solar graph image.
I left a piece of photographic paper in a can (with a pinhole) for 6 months in my backyard.
It appears Calgary experienced a cloudy early summer but then a very sunny late summer & autumn.
The image was scanned, flipped horizontally & inverted.
I left a piece of photographic paper in a can (with a pinhole) for 6 months in my backyard.
It appears Calgary experienced a cloudy early summer but then a very sunny late summer & autumn.
The image was scanned, flipped horizontally & inverted.
Yesterday, January 3, I photographed the first full moon of 2026.
This full moon occurred near perigee (when the moon is closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit), it is also called a Supermoon.
Photo was taken with a Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens from south Calgary.
This full moon occurred near perigee (when the moon is closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit), it is also called a Supermoon.
Photo was taken with a Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens from south Calgary.
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yesterday, January 3, I photographed the first full moon of 2026.
This full moon occurred near perigee (when the moon is closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit), it is also called a Supermoon.
Photo was taken with a Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens from south Calgary.
This full moon occurred near perigee (when the moon is closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit), it is also called a Supermoon.
Photo was taken with a Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens from south Calgary.
A beautiful sunset last night as seen from Calgary, Canada.
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A beautiful sunset last night as seen from Calgary, Canada.
Hello YYC! Thursday Dec 18 is CBC Calgary’s Blitz Day (annual Food Bank fund raiser). This is the 40th year CBC has helped the Food Bank.
I have donated a basket that is full of interesting items for all astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts.
Please click here:
can.givergy.com/CBCMaketheSe...
I have donated a basket that is full of interesting items for all astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts.
Please click here:
can.givergy.com/CBCMaketheSe...
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Hello YYC! Thursday Dec 18 is CBC Calgary’s Blitz Day (annual Food Bank fund raiser). This is the 40th year CBC has helped the Food Bank.
I have donated a basket that is full of interesting items for all astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts.
Please click here:
can.givergy.com/CBCMaketheSe...
I have donated a basket that is full of interesting items for all astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts.
Please click here:
can.givergy.com/CBCMaketheSe...
Early this morning (Dec 16) at 3:28 EST, #ULA launched 27 #Amazon #Leo satellites into low Earth orbit using its ultra reliable Atlas V rocket. Here is my photo using 3 long exposure images stacked together to show the NE ascent (streak) of the Atlas V rocket as observed from Orange Lake, FL.
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Russia is making preparations for the Zelensky ceasefire.
A bill on the genocide of the occupied territories has passed the Russian parliament and will be brought in effect once the frontlines are frozen in place.
A bill on the genocide of the occupied territories has passed the Russian parliament and will be brought in effect once the frontlines are frozen in place.
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Russia is making preparations for the Zelensky ceasefire.
A bill on the genocide of the occupied territories has passed the Russian parliament and will be brought in effect once the frontlines are frozen in place.
A bill on the genocide of the occupied territories has passed the Russian parliament and will be brought in effect once the frontlines are frozen in place.
Did anyone see the Geminid meteor shower? On the night of December 13/14, a sensitive meteor camera operated by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Calgary Centre, recorded just over 300 #Geminids. The camera is located south of Calgary, Canada.
Here is a radiant plot.
Here is a radiant plot.
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Did anyone see the Geminid meteor shower? On the night of December 13/14, a sensitive meteor camera operated by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Calgary Centre, recorded just over 300 #Geminids. The camera is located south of Calgary, Canada.
Here is a radiant plot.
Here is a radiant plot.
Today at 17:01:20 EST, SpaceX launched another 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. My photos were taken from Jetty Park. Last photo is a stack of 23 images showing the rocket’s ascent.
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today at 17:01:20 EST, SpaceX launched another 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. My photos were taken from Jetty Park. Last photo is a stack of 23 images showing the rocket’s ascent.
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It's like Christmas! Fly true and precise birdies.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's like Christmas! Fly true and precise birdies.
Today SpaceX successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office using a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch occurred at 14:16 EST from LC-40. Approximately eight and a half minutes later the booster landed at LZ-2. This is most likely the last landing at LZ-2.
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Today SpaceX successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office using a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch occurred at 14:16 EST from LC-40. Approximately eight and a half minutes later the booster landed at LZ-2. This is most likely the last landing at LZ-2.
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit yesterday evening. The Starlink 6-92 mission was launched using booster B1067 on its fleet leading 32nd flight. An incredible achievement. My photo is from Jetty Park. #cbcnews
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit yesterday evening. The Starlink 6-92 mission was launched using booster B1067 on its fleet leading 32nd flight. An incredible achievement. My photo is from Jetty Park. #cbcnews
Tonight is the last full moon of 2025. It has many names but the Cold Moon is a popular one at this time of the year. You might also hear it called a Supermoon because the Full Moon is close to perigee (closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit). The moon will appear a little larger & brighter).
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tonight is the last full moon of 2025. It has many names but the Cold Moon is a popular one at this time of the year. You might also hear it called a Supermoon because the Full Moon is close to perigee (closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit). The moon will appear a little larger & brighter).
Today I used my Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens (with solar filter) to photograph the Sun’s disk. Currently on the Earth facing side of the Sun is the largest sunspot group for 2025. You can learn more about these sunspots by clicking on this link:
spaceweather.com/archive.php?vi…
spaceweather.com/archive.php?vi…
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today I used my Canon EOS-R camera with an 800mm telephoto lens (with solar filter) to photograph the Sun’s disk. Currently on the Earth facing side of the Sun is the largest sunspot group for 2025. You can learn more about these sunspots by clicking on this link:
spaceweather.com/archive.php?vi…
spaceweather.com/archive.php?vi…
Today on the Calgary EyeOpener, I mentioned that NASA is giving everyone an opportunity to send your name on a trip around the Moon. Click this link to send your name (or the name of a loved one) inside the Orion capsule with the Artemis II crew on this historic voyage
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
NASA: Artemis
Artemis is the name of NASA's program to return astronauts to the lunar surface. We are going forward to the Moon to stay.
www3.nasa.gov
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today on the Calgary EyeOpener, I mentioned that NASA is giving everyone an opportunity to send your name on a trip around the Moon. Click this link to send your name (or the name of a loved one) inside the Orion capsule with the Artemis II crew on this historic voyage
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
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🛰️🛰️ The twins are talking!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
🛰️🛰️ The twins are talking!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
Earlier this week the Aurora Borealis painted the sky with beautiful shades of green and red. The Earth was in the path of a powerful Coronal Mass Ejection and these high energy particles lit up the oxygen in our upper atmosphere. What an awesome natural display! Photos from south Calgary.
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Earlier this week the Aurora Borealis painted the sky with beautiful shades of green and red. The Earth was in the path of a powerful Coronal Mass Ejection and these high energy particles lit up the oxygen in our upper atmosphere. What an awesome natural display! Photos from south Calgary.
The aurora is active tonight (November 11).
If you have clear skies use you cell phone camera to record this event.
If you have clear skies use you cell phone camera to record this event.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The aurora is active tonight (November 11).
If you have clear skies use you cell phone camera to record this event.
If you have clear skies use you cell phone camera to record this event.
If you were outside last night (November 7th) around 23:30 pm MST and looked North, you were treated to a beautiful display by the Aurora Borealis.
First photo was taken with an iPhone from the Springbank area and the second photo was acquired with a Canon 6D from south Calgary.
First photo was taken with an iPhone from the Springbank area and the second photo was acquired with a Canon 6D from south Calgary.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If you were outside last night (November 7th) around 23:30 pm MST and looked North, you were treated to a beautiful display by the Aurora Borealis.
First photo was taken with an iPhone from the Springbank area and the second photo was acquired with a Canon 6D from south Calgary.
First photo was taken with an iPhone from the Springbank area and the second photo was acquired with a Canon 6D from south Calgary.
Early in the morning of November 3, there were reports of a bright meteor observed south of Calgary, Canada.
Although the sky was mostly cloudy, the bright meteor was still visible.
Time stamp is one hour too fast (it was only 1:23 am MDT).
Clocks roll back from MDT to MST at 2:00 am local time.
Although the sky was mostly cloudy, the bright meteor was still visible.
Time stamp is one hour too fast (it was only 1:23 am MDT).
Clocks roll back from MDT to MST at 2:00 am local time.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Early in the morning of November 3, there were reports of a bright meteor observed south of Calgary, Canada.
Although the sky was mostly cloudy, the bright meteor was still visible.
Time stamp is one hour too fast (it was only 1:23 am MDT).
Clocks roll back from MDT to MST at 2:00 am local time.
Although the sky was mostly cloudy, the bright meteor was still visible.
Time stamp is one hour too fast (it was only 1:23 am MDT).
Clocks roll back from MDT to MST at 2:00 am local time.
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The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional space tourist and movie director. https://to.pbs.org/3X43jZT
International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
With only five years left at the complex, NASA is counting on private companies to launch their own orbiting stations with an even bigger and wider clientele.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional space tourist and movie director. https://to.pbs.org/3X43jZT